Our continual thanks to you for your thoughts, prayers, and support.
Over the past few days, Mike has had trouble keeping his hemoglobin levels up, and he had some very bad diarrhea mixed with blood. This, in combination with a low fever and his cough, has made him very tired and much less active. Today, the doctors did an endoscopy to investigate if there was a bleed in the intestines. They found a small ulceration bleeding actively in the duodenum (part of the small intestine, near the stomach), which they closed and treated with epinephrine. They are unsure of the original cause of the ulceration, but will investigate further if the bleed recurs. Possible candidates could be normal reactions to his feeding tube, an opportunistic infection, or the return of graft versus host disease.
After a long day, Mike has been resting comfortably since this afternoon, and we haven't seen any additional bleeding.
Dear friends, please join us in our prayer that the bleeding was successfully stopped and that Mike has a calm and restful night of rest that will heal his body.
We love you all, and we cherish your prayers and support. It is a privilege to thank God for you in our prayers.
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